natural curiosities, as Malhain Gove,
an amphitheatre of lime-stone rocks,
the awful chasm of Gordale Scar, and
the vast and gloomy caves of Yordas,
Ginglepot, and Hurtlepot, with various
others of less note, but which would,
elsewhere, be considered as meriting
the greatest admiration.

Craven Cross Bar, W. R. (4) a
hamlet in the township of Appletree-
wick, parish of Burnsall, wapentake
of Staincliffe, 4 miles S. W. from Pate-
ley Bridge. Here stood formerly an
old cross, which was one of the boun-
daries of Knaresborough Forest.

Cray, W. R. (4) a hamlet in the
township of Buckden, parish of Arn-
cliffe, wapentake of Staincliffe, 5 miles
S.W. from Kettlewell.

Cridling Stubbs, W. R. (8) a
township in the parishes of Darrington
and Womersley, wapentake of Osgold-
cross, 2f miles S.E. from Ferrybridge;
inhabitants, 96. A little to the north
is a farm-house, called Cridling Park.

Crigglestone, W. R. (8) a town-
ship in the parish of Sandal Magna,
wapentake of Agbrigg, 4f miles S. from
Wakefield; inhabitants, 1,265. Ket-
tlethorpe Hall, in this township, is the
seat of J. Charlsworth, Esq.

Crimesworth, W. R. (4) a hamlet
in the township of Wadsworth, parish
of Halifax, wapentake of Morley, 9
miles N. W. from Halifax.

Crimple House, W.R, (5). See
Pannall.

Croam, or Croom, E. R. (6) a
hamlet in the township and parish of
Sledmere, wapentake of Buckrose, 8
miles N. W. from Driffield.

Croft, N. R. (2) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Gilling
East, 10 miles N. E. from Richmond;
inhabitants, 368; a rectory, value
21/. 8s. Ad.; patron, the King. This
village is situated on the banks of the
Tees; half a mile to the west is a sul-
phureous mineral spring, used both for
drinking and bathing. A ridiculous
remnant of feudalism is still preserved
at this place; a certain family hold their
lands by presenting on the bridge, at the
coming of every new Bishop of Durham,
an old sword, and pronouncing the fol-
lowing astounding nonsense : — “ My
Lord, this is the falchion that slew the
worm dragon, which spared neither
man, woman, nor child.” The bishop
takes the sword, and returns it immedi-
ately. In this village was born, 1635,
Dr. Thos. Burnett, author of a Theory
of the Earth, ingenious, but visionary;
his- description of the dissolution of our
planet approaches to the sublime ; he
died in 1715. Croft Hall is the seat of
William Chaytor, Esq.; Halnaby Hall,
of J. Penistone Milbank, Esq. Croft
contains the townships of Dalton and
Stapleton. Entire population, 648.

Croft House, W. R. (4). See
Horton, Great.

Crofton, W. R. (8) a parish and
township in the wapentake of Agbrigg,
3f miles S. E. from Wakefield; inhabi-
tants, 459; a rectory, value 10/. Os. 2%d.;
patron, the King. Crofton Hall is the
seat of Sir Henry Wilson, Knt.

Cromwell Bottom, W. R. (7) a
hamlet in the township of South Owram,
parish of Halifax, wapentake of Morley,

3 miles S. E. from Halifax.

Crook House, W. R. (4) a small
hamlet in the township and parish of
Bracewell, wapentake of Staincliffe, 3
miles N. E. from Gisburn.

Crookhill Hall, W. R. (8). See
Conisbrough.

Crook of Lune, W.R. (1) a small
hamlet in the township and parish of
Sedbergh, wapentake of Ewcross, 5
miles N. W. from Sedbergh.

Crooks, W. R. (8) a hamlet in the
township of Nether Hallam, parish of
Sheffield, wapentake of Strafforth and
Tickhill, If mile W. from Sheffield.

Cropton, N. R. (2) a township
with Cawthorne in the parish of Mid-
dleton, wapentake of Pickering Lythe,

4 miles N. W. from Pickering ; inha-